World Bank Group data aggregates indicators on Papua New Guinea's technology base, including research and development, scientific publications, and high-technology exports. Sources include the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the U.S. National Science Board, and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-28 10:24:45.178680.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking national research and development investment based on R&D indicators
- Analyzing trends in scientific output based on scientific and technical journal article counts
- Assessing economic contribution of technology sectors based on high-technology exports data
- Studying intellectual property flows based on royalty and license fee statistics
Strengths
- Data is aggregated from multiple authoritative sources including UNESCO, IMF, and WIPO.
- The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting flexible reuse.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group, consolidating data from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and WIPO.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from the World Bank's data portal.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 10:24:45.178680; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Papua New Guinea